"Well, we can't expect to fight him ourselves, I'm not sure Fang and I will even be able to get into Canterlot without freaking anypony out! If hundreds of screaming ponies don't alert evil me to our presence, I don't know what will!" Me and Stormy had been arguing about what to do next.

"Well, don't you think he'll set off screaming ponies too?" Stormy countered. I thought about it for a moment.

"No, he'll get there tomorrow at night, so most likely everypony will be asleep. Plus, he doesn't have a wolf with him." I countered.

"Well, then what do you propose we do?" Stormy asked angrily. I thought for a moment. Then I grinned.

"I propose we ask Pinkie Pie, expert on Pinkie Physics!" I cheered. I dashed out of Fluttershy's house and ran towards Ponyville. Stormy looked really confused, but he followed me. Good thing too, it was already dark out and my only other company was Fang, by my side like always. It's like he belongs there or something.

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We made it to Sugarcube corner about 25 minutes later. Fang was getting more used to his adult body, so he was only slightly behind Stormy and I. We walked in (the door was open) and saw Mr. and Mrs. Cake behind the counter. They weren't working, it was still Sunday after all, but they were talking. I cleared my throat to get their attention.

*eh ehm* "Is Pinkie pie here?" I asked. They turned towards me.

"Yeah, she's upstairs." Mr. Cake answered simply. I nodded.

"Thank you." I said. Stormy and I walked upstairs. There was a small hall with a few doors upstairs, and we weren't sure which door was Pinkie's. We decide to try the one with three ballons on it. (Duh.) I knocked and stepped back from the door.

"Who iiiiis it~?" Pinkie Pie sang.

"It's Sharky and Stormy!" I yelled through the door.

"Ooooh friends!" She cheered. I heard her bounce to the door. She opened it and smiled at Stormy and I. She had her party cannon.

*BOOM* I was blasted in the face by confetti, banners, party hats, and a cake.

"THAT'S FOR HURTING MY FRIEND RAINBOW DASH YOU BIG MEANIE!!!!" She yelled. The confetti, banners, and hats had all bounced off my face, but I had to wipe my eyes clear of the cake.

"That wasn't Sharky!" Stormy yelled at Pinkie. She gave him a confused look.

"Whaddya mean it wasn't Sharky? Rainbow Dash told me that Sharky broke her heart and YOU--" She pointed a pink hoof at Stormy's face. "-- Went to go beat him up!" She was screeching a little.

"That wasn't Sharky, that was an evil copy of Sharky." Stormy explained. "This is the real Sharky." He pointed at me, still standing, but covered in cake an surrounded by various party items.

"Oh, that makes sense!" She smiled and bounced downstairs. "Nevermind that thing about firing Sharky Mr. Cake, he didn't really break Rainbow Dash's heart, it was an evil copy of him!" I looked at Stormy.

"She got me FIRED on request?"

"No one messes with Pinkie Pie for a reason." Stormy said.

"Why does she keep saying evil me broke her heart? I thought he just insulted her..." Stormy looked at me and rolled his eyes.

"You can't be serious right?" He asked. I got a confused look. He facehoofed. Pinkie came bouncing back up the stairs.

"Ok then, what did you guys wanna see me for?" She asked like she HADN'T just shot me in the face. I wiped most of the cake from my face and answered her.

"For the same reason you just shot me in the face with a cannon, my evil double is causing trouble." I laughed at my own Zecora speech. They gave me funny looks and I continued. "Anyway, we think he's on his way to Canterlot and we need your help to get there." She beamed at me.

"Why don't we just walk into Canterlot?" She asked sweetly.

"One does not simply walk into Mordor, Pinkie Pie." I said, jumping at the chance to make a refrence to LOTR. Pinkie Pie and Storm gave me funny looks.

"I thought you were going to Canterlot..." She said confusedly. I remembered where I was and the fact that nopony would get the refrence. I sighed.

"Nevermind, we can't walk in because everypony will freak out when they see something like me. Oh, we're also bringing a wolf which will freak ponies out as well." She gave me another confused look.

"You have a wolf?" She asked. I looked down at my side, and sure enough, Fang wasn't there. He must have stopped outside the building. I whistled sharply.

"Fang, come here boy!" I called. I heard screams from downstairs as the Cakes caught sight of Fang. He jumped up the stairs just a few seconds later though, so I guess they didn't do anything to him. "Sorry Mr. and Mrs. Cake! That was my pet wolf, he's mostly harmless unless you're an evil copy of me, so don't worry!" I yelled down to them.

"O-ok, if y-you say so..." Came Mr. Cake's stunned response. I groaned, just when everypony had stopped pointing at me and screaming, I go and adopt a wolf.

"Well he's just the most adorable thing ever!" Pinkie Pie squealed. She hug-tackled Fang and started rubbing him vigerously. Fang took the sudden blow like a man though, and I was proud of him for it. I saw a green-with-envy Gummy pop his head out from around a corner and give Fang the "I'll get you when you least expect it" eyes. I cleared my throat to get Pinkie's attention.

*eh ehm*

"Got something stuck in your throat Sharky?" Pinkie asked without looking up from Fang.

"No, I'm still waiting to see if you can get us to Canterlot without us being seen by everypony." I said. She looked up at me.

"Weeeellll, assuming he got on a train tonight, he still won't be there 'til tomorrow night." She mused, still rubbing Fang's side with both hooves. She frowned. "What makes you think I can get you into Canterlot so fast and secretly anyway?"

"Simple, Pinkie Physics." I stated. Her jaw dropped.

"You know about that?!" She gasped. Stormy and I laughed.

"Everyone knows Pinkie!" I yelled. "You pop up out of nowhere all the time!" She smiled.

"Ok, I'll help you, but why don't you get a good night's sleep and I'll get you to Canterlot tomorrow night!" She said happily. I hadn't realized how tired I was, but when she said 'good night's sleep', I almost fell over in exhaustion.

"G-good Idea Pinkie..." I yawned. "This can wait until tomorrow. I'm heading home." I started walking downstairs and Fang leapt after me, eager to escape Pinkie. I don't know what Stormy or Pinkie or the Cakes did after I left, and I really didn't care. I got to the library, found Spike sleeping in his little bed, and curled up in my corner. I felt a big warm wolf curl up next to me, and I fell asleep instantly after that.

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"CRAP!" I jumped about three feet off the ground as I woke up. "I can't believe I let myself sleep while evil me is still out there!" I had accidentally flipped Fang with my leap, and I woke up Spike with my yelling.

"Sharky?" When did you get here?" Spike asked groggily. "Also, where's Twilight?"

"Um, I got here late last night and Twilight's in the hospital." I told him.

"WHY IS TWILIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL!?" He yelled at me, clearly enraged. I took a step back and bumped into the wall of books behind me.

"She exhausted herself trying to help me defeat my evil clone!" I explained quickly. Spike calmed down and gave me a confused look.

"What was that?" I sighed.

"Look, I accidentally made an evil copy of myself. My copy almost killed Fang." I pointed to the full-grown wolf at my side. Spike looked more confused, but let me finish talking. "Twilight used a growth spell on him to save his life, but it almost drained her. I tried to tell her to stay here and let me fight my clone, but she ignored me and teleported away." Spike nodded and most of his confusion was cleared. "When I found her and my clone, she was out cold from exhaustion. After my clone ran away, I ran her and the other mares he hurt to the hospital." I finished explaining. Spike looked like he understood.

"Yeah, sounds like something Twilight would do..." He muttered.

"What sounds like something I'd do?" Twilight asked as she trotted into the bedroom.

"TWILIGHT YOU'RE OK!" I yelled happily, grinning like a fool. I ran over and wrapped her in a big hug. Twilight's aura wrapped around me and pushed me a few feet away from her.

"Yes, I am. So are Rarity and Rainbow Dash." She said sucpiciously. Rarity and RD trotted into the room. RD's wings were bound, so I assume they were still broken. "Now, how do I know you're the real Sharky?" Twilight asked.

"I'll handle this dear," Rarity offered. She trotted over to me. "Sharky, you know I think of you as a CLOSE PERSONAL FRIEND right?" She was blinking her eyes. A lot.

"Ummm... I think of you as a CLOSE PERSONAL FRIEND too. Why are we talking like this?" I answered. Rarity let out a long sigh.

"As much as it pains me to say it, this is the real Sharky." Rarity confirmed. I gave her a confused look.

"Why is that a bad thing?" I asked. I think she was going to answer, but she was interrupted by two mares hug-tackling me.

"THANK CELESTIA!" Twilight cheered.

"We thought you'd hunt down your evil you without help!" RD added.

"Hey! I had Fang!" I protested. The girls moved their heads into view and rolled their eyes.

"You looked for him didn't you?" Twilight asked.

"Uhhh... well..." I stuttered. All three of the mares groaned.

"ACHOO!!!" Spike sneezed. We all turned towards him.

"You ok Spike?" I asked him.

"Yeah..." He sniffled and wiped his nose on his arm. "I just think I got a little cold from playing in the snow with your wolf yesterday."

"Oh, I'm sorry..." I said. Then I had a thought. "Wait, does that mean we can't send letters?"

"Eeyup. Sorry..." Spike sniffled. Crap, so much for having the princesses handle it.

"No problem dude..." I sighed. "Well, I can't leave until tonight... so I guess I'm goin' to work." The three mares gasped.

"Work?! Are you joking?!" Rainbow yelled. "You have to kill yourself, and you're worried about work!?"

"Why wouldn't I be?" I asked. "After all, I'm taking Fang and Stormy, so I--"

"Ummm no, we're all going." Twilight interrupted. I laughed.

"No, you're not." I said firmly.

"Just try and stop us!" RD argued.

"You really don't have a choice in the matter dear, we've all made up our minds." Rarity added. I groaned.

"I can see I'm out voted... Fine! Just... promise me you'll be careful?..." I asked.

"We promise!" They called in unison.

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After that I left to go to work, against the pleas from the girls to stay. I got there and immersed myself in the storm of flour and egg that was Sugarcube Corner. We managed to finish all of today's and tomorrow's orders because I was so intent on my work. Fang actually helped me work! He walked around and cleaned up any spills. At the end of the work day I got paid my usual amount and Pinkie Pie and I got ready to leave.

"So, you're just gonna show me how to get there then you're gonna leave ok?" I asked her.

"Okie dokie lokie!" She cheered. I looked down at my side to make sure Fang was still with me. As always, he was.

"Ok..." I breathed. "Let's do this!"

"Wasn't Stormy coming too?" Pinkie asked. He would have, but I didn't want to waste time and risk the girls catching up and coming along as well.

"He was, but he uh... changed his mind. Turns out he was busy today." I lied. It hurt me to lie to these girls, but it had to be done. I wasn't risking them getting hurt. Pinkie seemed to accept my answer, and I grabbed Fang and we went through a series of events so confusing that I actually have no idea what happened, but I ended up in The hedge maze in the dead of night.